TikTok in the New Newsroom

TikTok in the New Newsroom

By Kemiso Wessie: -The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism released a report in 2016 that stated more than half of Internet users turned to social media news each week, with Facebook being the top social media news source.  However, TikTok is increasing in...
East Africa reflects on journalism education

East Africa reflects on journalism education

By: Enoch Sithole- Media organizations the world over are employing various strategies, including cutting costs, improving revenue and fighting misinformation and disinformation as a means to achieve sustainability. This is according to findings of a study conducted...
Teaching for AI in the newsroom

Teaching for AI in the newsroom

By: Kemiso Wessie- The increased use of AI in creative arts like painting, singing and writing, as shown on social media platforms, has sparked many conversations, even  moral panic: suddenly science fiction films like Terminator, Minority Report, Blade Runner and I,...
‘SA community newspapers on path to recovery’

‘SA community newspapers on path to recovery’

By Enoch Sithole: -The 2021 South African State of the Newsroom report has been released with a strong focus on how community media and “independent” newsrooms have survived Covid-19. Report editor, Alan Finlay, said this edition “also continues our conversation on...
Educators from Ethiopia and Somalia visit Rwanda

Educators from Ethiopia and Somalia visit Rwanda

By Zelalem Tesfaye and Fitih Alemu: -Journalism educators from Ethiopia and Somalia visited Rwanda for an experience-sharing tour in early November 2022. The group consisted of five delegates from four Ethiopian public universities under the framework of Ethiopian...